Comparing William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Shakespeare was born in April 23, 1564 in a small market town of Stratford-upon-Avon. He died on his birthday in 1616. During his life, Shakespeare’s father became the bailiff which is the mayor in 1568. Williams attended the Stratford grammar school and spent 9 hours a day in school. Also he was to study Latin because it was neccessary for certain jobs and was a sign of an educated person. He was a country boy and enjoyed gardening, horsebackriding, and archery. He like lawn bowling the best. During his lifetime, he had 2 siblings but both did not survive. He was married to a beatiful lady in November 27, 1582. Shakespeare married Anne Hathway. In 1585, Anne gave birth to twins. Shakespeare was able to complete about 37 plays before the lost years.
Shakespeare began an association with one of the city’s repertory theater
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This was about two lovers held back by a family fued. Shakespeare accomplished 37 plays and wrote few books too during his time. The Royal Shakespeare company is a theater organzation that presents William’s plays. Shakespeare’s sonnets were very successful and was one of the most recognized of his work. His plays were performed in a public playhouse called the global theater. He also performed in the queen’s court which is a huge accomplishment for him. William Shakespeare was the most famous theater producer and everyone loved his plays. That is the reason why the Shakespeare company is still presenting his plays.
Some things that impacted him was that he was a famous person that created the best plays and was a theater producer. Shakespeare created many poets, plays, and sonnets which became popular during his lost years. Shakespeare impacted people to become creative and how to create plays. Many people still make plays today and the Shakepseare company is still presenting his plays. People today still see Shakespeare’s play and are able to learn about his

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